Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Athens, 2007 = long lost photos

In the last month, I discovered where I stored half of my Athens photos (I had emailed them to a little-used email account, which thankfully wasn't deleted from Yahoo's servers). Here are my photo highlights; keep in mind I hadn't seen these in over 5 years. This was the beginning of my trip by land from Greece to Egypt.

Ancient Agora = the Stoa of Attalos

The Hephaisteion (at the Ancient Agora), built c.449-440 B.C.

The Asteroskopeion (observatory) on the Hill of the Nymphs, with a church beneath.

Inside one of the exhibits, Ancient Agora

Church, Ancient Agora

Ancient Agora

Parthenon on the hilltop with a church in the foreground.

Lykavittos Hill

Acropolis, from the Ancient Agora

Odeion of Agrippa, Ancient Agora

Either part of the Ancient Agora or Kerameikos cemetery.

Kerameikos cemetery

Tomb of Dionysios of Kollytos (or a replica), Kerameikos cemetery

Stele of Demetria and Pamphile (4th century B.C.), at the Kerameikos cemetery.

Looking back into town on the way back from the Kerameikos (in 105 degree Fahreinheit weather, by the way).

A much younger yours truly at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, right near my hostel.

Temple of Olympian Zeus

Temple of Olympian Zeus

At night, I went to see the Vienna Boys' Choir perform at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, on the lower slopes of the Acropolis.

The Parthenon loomed overhead.

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

A superb performance by the Vienna Boys' Choir at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

Adult members of the Vienna Boys' Choir, at the restaurant table next to me in Plaka, post-performance.

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I'm a Bay Area native with a love-hate relationship towards my homeland... so I try to get out as much as I can, so that I eventually come to miss it! Oh, and I'm the teacher of some of the best kids in the world.